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Valve files lawsuit against Dota 2 tournament organizer GESC over outstanding payments worth over $750,000
The Global Electronic Sports Championship (GESC) is facing a lawsuit, filed by game developer Valve. The tournament organizer, who hosted several Dota 2 minors in the Asia Pacific region in 2018, has
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TEPPEN World Championship offers glimpse of Capcom X Gung-Ho's mobile esports future.
The stakes are also high for Gung-Ho and Capcom. TEPPEN has solid esports potential thanks to its unique real-time gameplay and the booming nature of mobile games in general and the 2019 World Championship represents the companies first major esports offering.
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Germany introduces dedicated esports visa; effective spring 2020
The German Federal Government has approved the changes in regulation in correspondence to the new Skilled Immigration Act, which will introduce a dedicated esports visa in spring of 2020. Germany, specifically Berlin, is a hotspot for premiere esports events, specifically for League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and PLAYER UNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG).
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Pennsylvania Interscholastic Esports Association Launches and Announces High School State Championship Tournament
The following was sent to Inven Global as a press release. HARRISBURG, Pa. – (December 20, 2019) The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Esports Association (PIEA) announced its official launch today,
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Fortnite Winter Royale 2019 adds over 20,000 new placements; increases prize pool day before event
As a result of a massive increase in Arena Duos matchmaking, Fortnite is adding over 20,000 new placements to allow more players an opportunity to win big in the 2019 Winter Royale. Due to the increased number of competitors, the prize pool for the event will also be increased.
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Immortals to host LCS 2020 season kickoff party featuring Xmithie & Hakuho; new partners
The premiere North American LoL Esports competition returns with the 2020 LCS Spring Split on January 25th, and 12 days prior, IMT will host fans of all ages at Button Mash in Echo Park to commemorate its first split participation in two full seasons.
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Tucker Roberts will be the keynote speaker at the Inven Global Esports Investment Summit 2020
It wouldn't be esports if there wasn't some sort of competition happening! Inven Global is selecting 6 esports companies seeking investment to present in front of our panel of judges and invite-only audience. Come join us!
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Golden Guardians dives into more esports titles, signs Apex Legends, World of Warcraft and Teamfight Tactics roster
North American esports organization Golden Guardians continue to make changed to their organization. After the rebrand of the team, which saw the old logo and colors being updated, an announcement of
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Hearthstone balance changes aim to nerf "Shamanstone"
On Wednesday afternoon, the Hearthstone development team released a blog post detailing their most recent round of nerfs to their collectible card game and auto-chess game mode, Battlegrounds. With the Descent of Dragons expansion launching a little more than a week ago, this round of nerfs is the fastest to come after a card set was introduced in the game's history. As "Shamanstone" has returned as a meme within the community due to the class's higher-than-average power-level, the development team moved quickly to even out the playing field prior to members of the company taking a holiday break in the upcoming days. While there are numerous cards in the current meta that individuals suspected would be targeted in this round of balance changes, three Shaman cards and one neutral power-house were hit.
